Tag: Autism

Good accuracy seen for population and at-risk contexts in exploratory analyses of predictive validity for ASD versus other diagnoses

Findings seen for children in both lower and upper elementary grades, although differences seen by sex and age

No significantly increased risk seen for ADHD or ASD with exposure to benzodiazepines during first, second, third trimester

Findings pronounced for young adult women who have more psychiatric diagnoses and hospitalizations than autistic men and nonautistic people

Pregnant people with autism also report lower satisfaction with prenatal health care

Index diagnoses without ADOS and reference standard diagnoses are consistent for 90.0 percent of children

Short-term exposure to air pollution may worsen symptoms of autism spectrum disorder in school-aged children

Associations attenuated in sibling analysis indicating that the links were not causal

However, behavioral problems in children, including children with autism, predict maternal depression

Varying conditions include presence of intellectual disability, genetic testing results, diagnosis timing